Extraordinary Women

Music by Sarah Travis
Book and Lyrics by Richard Stirling

A new musical based on the novel by Compton Mackenzie

WELCOME  

The MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Musical Theatre is the highest practical qualification in Musical Theatre and GSA is proud to host the only programme in Europe. An important element of our course is a performance in a bespoke new musical written for each cohort.    

This year we are particularly honoured that the estate of the famed author Compton Mackenzie (Monarch of the Glen, Whiskey Galore) have given us special permission to adapt his novel Extraordinary Women. We would like to sincerely thank Sarah Baxter from the Society of Authors for her generous support for this project.    

We are thrilled that Sarah Travis and Richard Stirling have undertaken such a delightful adaptation of the novel and undertaken workshops with the students to develop it. A new musical is always an exciting prospect, and requires an inspirational creative team, whom we are lucky to have in Tom Jackson Greaves and Peter Roberts.    

Set in 1919, the show examines the lives of a group of independently wealthy women exploring the sexual tensions and cultural anxieties flowing between them. Themes explored within the piece were daring when Mackenzie wrote the novel in 1928, and, even today, there are few musicals that celebrate lesbian relationships – we are proud to add this one!  

Enjoy these Extraordinary Women!

JULIAN WOOLFORD     &     STEWART NICHOLLS  

Head of Musical Theatre     Creative Co-Ordinator  

BOOK TICKETS HERE

This production has been rehearsed and performed in Covid-safe conditions and according to Covid-safe regulations.

Suitable for age 12+.

This recorded live production features the final year students of the MFA Musical Theatre programme in collaboration with students on the BA (Hons) Theatre Production and MA Stage & Production Management programmes. Please scroll down for headshots and Spotlight links.

By special arrangement with the Society of Authors on behalf of the Compton Mackenzie estate.

Special thanks to Sarah Baxter at the Society of Authors